Where does “sterten” come from?
sterten (Middle English) comes from Old English styrtan, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
sterten (Middle English): to leap; to start; to begin
Definitions
- to leap; to start; to begin
Ancestry of “sterten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | styrtan | to leap up, start |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sturtijan | to fall down, tumble |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
Words derived from “sterten”